Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-14
ACTRESS AND suORT.sTOP.
Helen Dnuvray welded to John
Montgomery ward.

October's skies never wore loveller
aspect than they put on yesterday for
Miss Helen Dauvray's wedding morn.
Leaning on the arm of her promised
husband, John Montgomery Ward, she
left her home, 40 Park avenue, at 8
o'clock and entered a closed carriage at
the curb. Her mother, Mrs. Louisa
Williams, and her sister, Mrs. Clara
Helm, took the opposite seat, and the
four were driven to the Debrosses-
street ferry, where they crossed to the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad depot in Jersey
CITY and boarded the 9-o'clock train
fer Philadelphia.
The fact that the celebrated actress
and the famous baseball player were
TO marry had been kept, it was sup
posed by their friends, profound Sc
crct. Tie wedding WAS not to come
off until the end OF this month, and
was TO be formally announced at the
proper time but on Tuesday evening
newspaper reporter carried n rumor
OF the event to Miss Dauvray. 1t struck
terror to her heart. and she denied 1t.
She. with her mother and sister, were
conspiring to keep the public in the
dark several weeks longer, when her
brother, Mr.. Gibson, said emphati-
cally:
81 put a veto on that arrangement.
Tie public will know tomorrow that
Helen Dauvray and John NJ. Ward are
to marry. You are public persons, and
the reporters will be on your trail Tor
three weeks. So much notoriety before
your marriage will be disagreoable to
each of you. Marry tomorrow morn
ing and avoid it.
Mr.. Ward called up his friend, Law
yer James /. G. Blackhurst, on the
telephone. and had Mr.. Blackhurst
come down town and tell the newspa-
pers that the marriage would take place
IN the morning. Mr.. Blackhurst didn t
know where. 1t was decided at A.
NJ. to have the knot tied in the Quaker
City.
Nv noon yesterday the marriage was
town talk. Everybody asked where It
had taken place, and nobody seemed
able to tel. During the day there Was
| nobody at the Park-ayenue residence
save tie haxen- haired, dimpled Swe-
| dish girl, who opened the door to III
mirers until her arms were tired. Sac
pretended to know nothing OF MIS-,
| Observation-Disclosures, but she " rather
thought that she'd come back some
time"
Early in the evening Mr.. Gibson came
home and lifted the veil OF mystery.
"They were married in Philadel
phia, he said sat least have every rea
SON to believe that they are married by
this time, though I've had no telegram:
"Miss Dauvray met Mr. Ward II
society q year or SO ago. Last sprlne
| they were engaged to be married II
| two wears. Miss Dauyray was to sta
two more seasons, aud by that time
Mr.. Ward thought that he would have
| had enough of baseball. | returnc,
| last June iIom South America, where
am mining engineer, and heard o
| the engagement for the first time.
"sNonsense, | SAID why wait tw'
wears A? You are not children, aud l
Won love each other well enough t
marry, why wait so long. Life Is to-
short. Marry in a year. =,
"1hey agreed TO. Mr.. Ward though
that if he married before a year h
would neglect his interest IN the Base
Ball Brotherhood that he had establish
cd. But my sisters sickness this IA
again upset their plans. When tn
doctors finally told her that she woul
have TO stop her preparations Tor act
ing this season aud retire from the ex
element OF city life, she decided tia
she would spend the winter IN tlorida
Then she concluded that she wonl
like TO return to her old home in Cali
fornia. where the climate had Away
agreed with her"
"sWhy I'm going to California tn
fall to play baseball, said MIR. Ward
"Then why don't you go together
/ said.
"The plan suited them, and 50 ia
wedding-day was brought down to TIL
> | fall.
: "Helen Dauvray is the actress 1
; longer. She will follow Air. Ward
wishes and ours, and quit the stag
/. She could have afforded easily yea
, ago TO have done this. But she Co
. timed, because she liked her work Il
well TO leave it. But in this day the
!. are not enough theatre-goers VINO q
Q preciate the nice art of my sister. The
had rather see "A Hole in the GrounC
"My. but Helen was ambitious
When came home this spring, l sa
to her:
q Isis, what are you gong to do th
! fall p
4 "'Travel everywhere go to TeXa
"a one night stands, she answered.
g "She had never been TO Texas, de
! girl. had. What would the avera
, Texas audience think of One of o
y Girls and A Scrap of Paper p
4 81 think it is not q bad match s
has made. Mr.. Ward is a gentlem
and a seli-made man. He told me III
he was hungry when he pitched his ii
game. He has been economical, b
- made money, and has saved it.
at owns western lands, and, for you
a man, has a very snug bank account.
" has made arrangements To enter a pror
% pent law firm here when he quits plI
or ing ball. But no wouldn't leave /
s. diamond just yet. He will make s., G
IS in the next eight months.
m "The bridal pair win visit at \
Wards home, Bellaire, Pa, and m